January 8 — Ronald Reagan becomes the fourth president honored with the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award.

January 10 — Pro-posal No. 42 is rescinded; Convention also features a lengthy debate over time demands on student-athletes.

February 26 — The NCAA national office staff moves into a new headquarters facility in Overland Park, Kansas.

May 30-June 2 — Suzy Favor of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, wins her fourth straight 1,500-meter run title at the Division I Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

June — Edward Steitz steps down after 25 years as secretary-rules editor of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee.

September 18 — The Sara Lee Corporation pledges a minimum of $6 million to promote women’s intercollegiate athletics, including the establishment of the Woman of the Year award.

September 22 and December 2 — Howard Griffith of the University of Illinois, Champaign, sets a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision single-game scoring record with 48 points against Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and the University of Houston’s David Klingler passes for a record 716 yards in a game against Arizona State University.